Tokyo Auto Salon: Mitsubishi Evolution X gets tuner love in Japan
Click the image above for more shots of Tokyo Auto Salon's assortment of Evos.
There were three main show pieces gracing the halls of the Makuhari Messe over the last few days: the GT-R, the new Subaru Impreza STI and Mitsubishi's Evolution X. Autoblog Chinese snapped off a random assortment of pictures showing several different interpretations of the Evo X from a variety of tuners.
From what we can see, some of the aftermarket firms weren't able to get parts fabbed up before the show, but several of the companies featured revised suspensions, strut tower braces, new intake and exhaust components and a few other choice bits. We're sure next year's Tokyo Auto Salon will be far more important to the aftermarket and its customers.
In the meantime, we were able to find out that ARC brought a modified Evo X to the show fitted with a new intercooler, a complete coilover suspension and upgrade brakes. The team of HKS and Camp featured an Evo with an exposed carbon fiber splitter, side skirts and rear diffuser, but, more impressively, Camp integrated its new Computerized Automobile Multi Player, which acts similar to the GT-R's dash-mounted screen that displays a variety of engine parameters in lieu of a row of analog gauges.
Finally, Team Orange's D1 Evo X was on the show floor and at a Mitsubishi Ralliart shindig. The team's all-wheel-drive drifter came sporting a full carbon fiber body kit and wing, a new set of Enkeis and Lord knows what else.
Check the gallery below for more live shots from the Tokyo Auto Salon.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Godzilla 9:13AM (1/16/2008)
Whao!!! I thought the yellow one was a Nissan GT-R for a second.
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Dino 1:19PM (1/16/2008)
Yeah, it does kind of have that open mouth look to it.
There are some more pics here:
http://www.evoxforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1863
John R 9:27AM (1/16/2008)
I like the black ARC Evo the best. Looks understated enough to fool the uninitiated into thinking its an regular Evo.
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stefan 9:45AM (1/16/2008)
The orange evo X is a RWD drift car.
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EvolutionVII 11:33AM (1/16/2008)
This has to be RWD, unless D1 changed the rules...
David(Postal) 10:22AM (1/16/2008)
I love the way the white one looks except for the winglets. This car really does look fantastic in white!
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Jimmy Dean 1:00PM (1/16/2008)
This guy needs to get a wide angle lens, you can hardly make out the whole car, just a corner.
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kooldino 1:21PM (1/16/2008)
Hopefully the X in the Philly Auto show so I can see it in sheet metal for the first time.
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TwinTurbo3000GT 1:38PM (1/16/2008)
I ALREADY WANT ONE REALLY REALLY BAD! AUTOBLOG, WHY MUST YOU TORTURE ME!!!
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Ilya 2:30PM (1/16/2008)
I'm glad you featured this topic. I'm loving what the tuners did to the Evo X - most of them improved the look by miles!
Here's a thread I stated on EvolutionM featuring many pics of the Evo X in TAS 2008 - http://forums.evolutionm.net/showthread.php?t=318083
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Dave 12:53AM (1/17/2008)
CAMP isn't a tuner, it's a product made by HKS. It can be wired into any number of cars to display information on an in-car screen.
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Kent Mackey 1:00PM (1/17/2008)
OK...we've seen the GT-Rs and the Evo Xs...now where are the STis?
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Grain 11:44AM (1/18/2008)
Awesome. Good news for Mitsubishi.
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